New Ulm man wins $100,000 lottery prize

Michael Marquardt of New Ulm won $100,000 by playing Lottery's Minnesota Millionaire Raffle game.

Michael Marquardt of New Ulm won $100,000 by playing Lottery's Minnesota Millionaire Raffle game.

Marquardt claimed the prize on Jan. 8. His ticket number–529815–matched one of five winning numbers drawn in the raffle.

He purchased the winning ticket at New Ulm Quick Mart, located at 1400 N. Broadway St. in New Ulm.

The Minnesota Millionaire Raffle game launched on Oct. 30, 2012 has only 600,000 unique tickets available. The game sold out Dec. 19. Each $10 ticket features a unique six-digit number that players have to match against the numbers that were drawn.